Volunteer in a school in kenya

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The experience

Every child needs good life when they grow up but not every child is from a rich family.The children who need help most are from slums and settlement areas.Our foundation helps the kids from 3 years and above to get free and quality education which they would not have acquired through provision of classroom,feeding program and education facilities


What you offer

18 hours of help per week

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.


What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.


Requirements

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

The school is a charity school opening doors to the vulnerable children from the slums to get quality education. It starts at 8;30a.m but volunteers report at 10;a.m to 4;30 pm for five hours only.Text books are guiding volunteers an the teachers in the classrooms to help the children well.The school runs from age 3 years to 16 years of age. We have a new curriculum called competence based curriculum. With new education new units have been introduced to help the children acquire different skills.


Activities & Shift

Marking the books
Helping in giving the classes the school assignment from what they have learned
Giving homework assignments
Writing on the black board
playing with the children
Help in serving the food


Rules

Put of the lights after shower
Use only the bed you have been given
Do not bring strangers to the house
Avoid coming in after 9;00pm
Always ask for help incase you would like to use any amenity
Do not make noise for other
Close the door quietly
Do not buy sweets to the kids.
Ask permission to attend to any child